The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-15
CcnnOv Nuantad Nilemen.

Tic Counor Mounted Kiiiemcn is
one OF Clarendon's oldest, and best
companies, being organized ,rlv in
1916, by the bra"e and ciivairous
Brown Manning, It's first Captain,
whose influence with the Adjutart and
Inspector General, James Conno:, (:lf-
; te. whom tie company was nar!ed.)
secured lor it tie Winchester lie.
Being, therefore, composed OF tie
best material in the coaaty, armed
with the best r;iles il the State, org.;: :
izec and commanded for laauy Years
by a born soldier, and at i tine when
brave men were IL demand, certainly
gives it precedence over Any other
company II tie county. This coanpa-
av with their sixteen shooters, sup
ported By the Hampton Light Dra-
sooEs, did more to iree Clarendon
from radical domination in IS than al
the persuasive eloq"euce Of her poiiti-
ciars. After Captain ;!ials.;nz,s 5 pro-
motion t. Colonel, the company has
been respectively Captainea b: Jas.
". Weeks: Jno. c. Manning, and VI
S. Briggs, BOW in command.
Like ill other military c1,saaiza-
tons in times Of peace, ii has during
tie busy season OF the year, (w::tth
sarmers) pat on lctnargic symptoms,
but whenever the bpcle blast for re-
view, or duty Of any kind was sound
ed, during its life Of twelve years, be
it May, June, or December, It's mem
bers have responded almost to a man.
While beng reviewed on tic Court
House square IN Manning, in May
1852, (of al months to farmers and
arm stock the most pressing) b,y that
lamen ed and much loved old soldier,
Genera! Nannigault, he said in re-
viewin this spring, the troops Of the
STATE, from Tie mountains to the sea
board. 'The Connor Mounted Rife
.nen' h Is to day, as a company, given
ne the best turn out j majority of
its mem )e:s lived y OF Is miles from
M,nn:n
The company has been for many
,.ears sadly in need Of a uniform.
friends of the company made protfers,
md charitable suggestions, bat ma
nrity Of its members said ''no, we
would prefer TO wait, ana try to uni
'orm ourselves, than be clothed by
charity
They, therefore, passed in review
before General lIanrigauit year after
yaal', in costumes like "Joseph's coat
# many colors," and as the heart OF
he Christian pastor is touched by
ove and sympathy at the sight of the
poorly cla.l member Of his flock who
horgil u!.;:!c to dress Ill purple and
ine .iHe.,, is actr&ted bs the loTe OF
Jesus. 10 always till bis pew. Even SO
Mas tn4 generous aud chiva;rons heart
of Gen. Manigaul touched b; the nn-
luilo-mcd appearance CT THIS gallant
Old company. knowing their pride,
oovertr, and devotion to datv.
His successor, General DonIlam,
very kindly portraye;; their rag-a-muf-
in condition, compared with the Slit-
Teri: G.ni;or?"s afthe Hampton Light
Dragocns, last October 81 patience.
an economy they lave saved "ronsl
mon y irori the appropriations from
year to ve:.~, by the Legislature to
ouy: the Goth and trimmings, which is
now in the hands OF tailor S'onay, OF
Sumter, to uniform privates, ana non
commissioned officers, By their paying
sailor's hill-four dollars each, wGiclI
hey viii cheeriul!y DO. Capta!:s
Br:sSgs, Lieu:enants Dinsl~, Coul:iet c,
md Weeks are to Uniform thems, YES.
I an glad to inform General Bon
nam, ana tie puaiic, t;lat on review
next September the Con2cr Nca!.ted
Riheinen, if not the best, will certain,
" be tie most independently uniform
ed company's in the country.
.BEowS.
PacLsy;llo 6. c.. .June is. 1887.